If I had a crystal ball, I’d have won the lottery a few times and would be sitting on my own island trying to work out how to take out Amazon. However, since I now have you on to my blog page, the least I can do is give you a few thoughts on what could happen in the world of golf retail in 2019.
Well, 2018 will have to go down as a pretty interesting year. England did well in a football tournament; Europe thrashed the US in the Ryder cup; the Beast from the East caused total havoc, only to be followed by a heatwave that got us all in a sweat. Then the political system imploded, as the Parties forgot about voters amidst the Brexit maelstrom: leaving the general public in a spin, and delivering the worst Christmas sales for 10 years.
So, what does any of this mean for 2019 and what can we expect for the golf industry in the New Year?
Phil Barnard 